Patriots reach 7-2 with three more winsMassac County’s Patriot basketball team enjoyed a successful, if not slightly crazy, week as they notched three more wins to move to 7-2 on the young season. The Pats came out on the winning end of...

Lady Patriots bag two more conference winsMassac County’s Lady Patriots remain unbeaten in conference play with a pair of wins last week over Herrin and Harrisburg. The Tuesday night win over Herrin was a back-and-forth affair with both te...

MCHS bowling team on a ‘roll’Massac County High School’s keglers are on somewhat of a roll. The young bowlers recently knocked off Carterville with a team score of 2585 — an average score of 172 — to run their season’s record ...

MCHS freshmen take Benton tourneyThe 50th annual Benton Freshmen Invitational came down to the host school’s junior Rangers and Massac County’s youngest Patriots, and then it came down to overtime as the ninth-grade Patriots broug...

Patriots fall to Graves County at Hoopfest“It’s early December, not late January,” said Patriots coach Joe Hosman. “We gave ourselves a chance to win, and we didn’t lay down against a very, very good Graves County team. I was pleased with ...

Lady Patriots lose to Marshall at HoopfestMassac County’s Lady Patriots lost to a highly regarded local team at Thursday’s Marshall County Hoopfest when the girls dropped a 53-41 decision to host school Marshall County. The Lady Patriots f...

Rangers improve against Hardin CountyThe young Joppa Rangers played Hardin County’s Cougars back on Nov. 26 in the Crab Orchard Thanksgiving Tournament and the results were embarrassing. Two weeks ago, the Cougars rolled to a 62-35 ro...

Rangers, Lady Rangers win at tournamentsJoppa’s Rangers got their first win of the year Saturday afternoon at the Crab Orchard tournament. After blowout losses to host Crab Orchard and Hardin County and tough losses to Elverado and Pope ...